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Presents. 
NEWMAN (Edward.) A Familiar Introduction to the History of Insects. 
8vo. Lond. 1841. 
NORDMAN (A.) Monographia Staphylinorum. 4to. St. Petersbourg 1838. 
OUTRAM (James.) Rough Notes of the Campaign in Sinde and Affghanistan 
in 1838-9. 8vo. Lond. 1840. 
PADULA (F.) Risposta al Programma destinato a promuovere e comparere i 
Metodi per l’lnvenzione Geometrica. 4to. Naples 1839. 
Su i Solidi Caricati Verticalmente e su i Solidi di Ugual Re- 
sistenza. 4to. Naples 1837. 
Raccolta di Problemi de Geometria resoluti con l’Analysi Al- 
gebrica. 4to. Naples 1838. 
PARET (D.) Cosmologie Physique ; ou Essai sur la Cohesion. 8vo. Paris 
1840. 
PATTERSON (Robert.) On the Study of Natural History as a branch of 
General Education in Schools and Colleges. 8vo. Belfast 1840. 
PELTIER ( — .) Meteorologie ; Observations et Recherches Experimentales 
sur les Causes qui concourent a la Formation des Trombes. 8vo. Paris 
1840. 
Memoire sur la Formation des Tables des Rapports qu’il y 
a entre la Force d’un Courant Electrique et la Deviation des Aiguilles des 
Multiplicateurs. 8vo. Paris 1840. 
PEREIRA (John.) The Elements of Materia Medica; comprehending the 
Natural History, Preparation, Properties, Composition, Effects and Uses 
of Medicines. Part II., containing the Vegetable and Animal Materia Me- 
dica. 8vo. Lond. 1840. 
PETTIGREW (John Thomas.) Descriptive Catalogue of the MSS. and 
printed Books contained in the Library of H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex, 
K.G., &c., &c., Vol. II. 8vo. Lond. 1840. 
PICTURES Sir Isaac Newton, by Vanderbank. 
PIDDINGTON (Henry.) Notes on the Law of Storms as applying to the 
Tempests of the Indian and Chinese Seas. 8vo. Calcutta 1839. 
Researches on the Gale and Hurricane in the Bay 
of Bengal on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th June, 1839. 8vo. Calcutta 1839. 
POINSETT (Joel R.) Discourse on the Objects and Importance of the Na- 
tional Institution for the Promotion of Science, established at Washington, 
1840. 8vo. Washington 1841. 
POKORSKY-IOURAOKO (A. de.) Notice sur les moyens employes en Rus- 
sie pour elever les Abeilles. 8vo. 
PORTRAITS. 
Lithographic, of John Kay, John Greenhalgh. 
Col. Sykes, F.R.S., Rev. F. W. Hope, F.R.S., W. Snow 
Harris, Esq., F.R.S. 
MM. Poisson, Gay-Lussac, Arago, Biot. 
PRINTS, &c. — Brunei (Sir Isambard M.) Lithographic View of the Thames 
Tunnel. 
QUETELET (A.) Seconde Memoire sur le Magnetisme Terrestre en Italie. 
4to. Bruxelles 1840. 
Deuxieme Memoire sur les Variations Annuelles de la 
Temperature de la Terre a differentes Profondeurs. 4to. Bruxelles 1840. 
Magnetisme Terrestre. 4to. Brussels 1840. 
Rapport decennal des Travaux de l’Academie Royale des 
Sciences et Belles Lettres de Bruxelles depuis 1830. 4to. Bruxelles 1840. 
Donors. 
The Author. 
The Author. 
The Author. 
The Author. 
The Author. 
The Author. 
The Author. 
The Author. 
His Royal Highness the 
Duke of Sussex, K.G., 
&c., F.R.S. 
Charles Vignoles, Esq. 
The Hon. the E. I. Direct- 
ors. 
The Author. 
Lieut.-Gen. Sabloukoff. 
Mr. T. Sutcliffe. 
Mr. James Dickson. 
G. Rennie, Esq., F.R.S. 
The Author. 
The Author. 
The Royal Acad, of Sci- 
ences of Brussels. 
